Israel approves call-up of 400,000 reserve soldiers amid uncertainty over Gaza truce

The Israeli government approved a bill allowing the military to call up an additional 400,000 reserve soldiers amid delays in the start of negotiations for the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, Anadolu reported.

By Xavier Villar

Israel’s internal guide: A voluntary confession of violations in Gaza?

MADRID - Recently, Israeli media revealed an internal document that has sparked international controversy. It is a guide designed to instruct Israeli soldiers on how to evade potential detentions abroad due to their involvement in military operations in Gaza, which have been classified by various international organizations as war crimes.

At least 13,500 Israeli soldiers wounded during the Gaza war

Over 13,500 soldiers and officers have been wounded during Israel's war on Gaza, with about 1,500 of them sustaining injuries on two separate occasions, the Israeli war ministry said.

By Wesam Bahrani

Israeli losses in Lebanon rise

TEHRAN - The Israeli military has announced the death of five more soldiers during combat in southern Lebanon.

Israeli army reports 695 soldiers killed since Oct. 7

The Israeli Army reported on Friday that 695 soldiers have been killed since the onset of its campaign in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023.

Persian conquest of Lydia: remains of Achaemenid soldiers unearthed in western Türkiye

TEHRAN - Recent archaeological discoveries in the ancient Lydian city of Sardis, located in the western Manisa province of Türkiye, have unearthed human remains believed to be linked to a significant historical event: Persian conquest of Lydia.

UNRWA: Situation in West Bank ‘worsening daily’

The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency said on X that the “Nur Shams and Tulkarm camps are suffering from water shortages and electricity outages”.

Israeli army needs 10,000 soldiers

The Israel Broadcasting Authority has quoted war minister, Yoav Gallant, as saying the Israeli army needs 10,000 additional soldiers immediately.

North Korean soldiers cross border, South Korea fires warning shots

South Korean soldiers on Tuesday fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals' land border for the second time this month, South Korea's military said.

Israeli army: 600 soldiers killed since October 7

The Israeli military on Monday announced the death of a soldier in fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of troops killed since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel to 600.

War on Gaza: How Israeli army brutality killed a disabled Palestinian man

Al-Banna was paralysed, but Israeli soldiers beat and dragged him across the ground anyway

The particular vulnerabilities of disabled people living in Gaza have been highlighted by the case of Ezz al-Din al-Banna, 40, a disabled man who died in Israeli custody last month.

Israeli military: 249 soldiers killed in Gaza ground offensive

The Israeli military announced the death of a soldier killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive against the besieged Palestinian teritory to 249.

Armenian soldiers killed in confrontation with Azeri forces

Armenia said on Tuesday that four military personnel were killed and one was wounded during the shelling from the Azerbaijani side on the border.

From soldier to prince: new perspective emerges on recovered Sassanian relief

TEHRAN – An Iranian researcher specializing in Sassanid bas-reliefs believes that a recently recovered relief from the UK depicts a prince or a man of royal blood, not a soldier.